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Violation Tracker Industry Summary Page

Industry: media
Penalty Total since 2000: $1,813,664,972
Number of Records: 256
Note: The totals include only those entries matched to a parent company. The industry designation is the primary one for the parent's operations overall. The totals are adjusted to account for the fact that each parent's entries may include both agency records and settlement announcements for the same case; or else a penalty covering multiple locations may be listed in the individual records for each of the facilities. They are also adjusted to reflect cases in which federal and state or local agencies cooperated and issued separate announcements of the outcome. Duplicate or overlapping penalty amounts are marked with an asterisk in the individual records list below.
Top 10 Current Parent CompaniesTotal Penalty $Number of Records
Fox Corporation$824,500,0005
News Corp.$266,573,98210
Liberty Media$185,097,3503
Bertelsmann$90,134,2356
Warner Bros. Discovery Inc.$81,273,24717
Sinclair Broadcast Group$71,005,3218
Paramount Global$66,612,78123
RELX Group$55,011,79912
Nexstar Media Group$31,007,5002
Hearst$29,571,99511

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CompanyCurrent Parent sort iconPrimary Offense TypeYearAgencyPenalty Amount
Phoenix Newspapers, Inc.Gannettlabor relations violation2000NLRB$18,500
Gatehouse Media, LLC d/b/a The Sun-TimesGannettlabor relations violation2017NLRB$17,935
Gannett Kentucky L.P.Gannettair pollution violation2007KY-LMAPCD$22,500
Gannett Kentucky L.P.Gannettair pollution violation2005KY-LMAPCD$75,000
Gannett Co., Inc.Gannettlabor relations violation2023NLRB$11,290
Gannett Co., Inc.Gannettlabor relations violation2023NLRB$11,289
GANNETT SATELLITE INFORMATION NETWORK, INC. DBA COGannettworkplace safety or health violation2005OSHA$6,000
GATEHOUSE MEDIA, INC. REGIONAL PRESS PLANTGannettworkplace safety or health violation2008OSHA$7,500
GATEHOUSE MEDIA ILLINOIS HOLDINGS, INC.Gannettworkplace safety or health violation2009OSHA$17,280
GATEHOUSE MEDIA IL HOLDINGSINC DBA MONEY STRETCHERGannettworkplace safety or health violation2010OSHA$10,500
GATEHOUSE MEDIA MO HOLDINGS II/DBA THE EXAMINERGannettworkplace safety or health violation2010OSHA$15,400
DES MOINES REGISTERGannettworkplace safety or health violation2010OSHA$5,150
GANNETT SATELLITE INFORMATION NETWORK INCGannettworkplace safety or health violation2012OSHA$5,075
JOURNAL SENTINEL INC.Gannettworkplace safety or health violation2011OSHA$7,140
GATEHOUSE MEDIA NY HOLDINGS INCGannettworkplace safety or health violation2012OSHA$11,200
GANNETT SATELLITE INFORMATION NETWORK, INC.Gannettworkplace safety or health violation2013OSHA$5,750
GANNETT CO., INC.Gannettworkplace safety or health violation2014OSHA$12,850
GANNETT CO.Gannettworkplace safety or health violation2014OSHA$26,550
GATEHOUSE MEDIA, INC.Gannettworkplace safety or health violation2015OSHA$6,000
GANNETT PUBLISHING SERVICES INCGannettworkplace safety or health violation2016OSHA$39,555
GANNETT PUBLISHING SERVICES, LLCGannettworkplace safety or health violation2017OSHA$5,497
GANNETT CO.Gannettworkplace safety or health violation2018OSHA$6,208
THE PEORIA JOURNAL STAR, INC.Gannettworkplace safety or health violation2018OSHA$25,062
Kaplan IncGraham Holdingswage and hour violation2007WHD$25,281
Kaplan Higher EducationGraham HoldingsFalse Claims Act and related2015USAO$1,300,000
Kaplan Inc.Graham Holdingswage and hour violation2013private lawsuit-federal$1,000,000
Kaplan Higher Education, LLCGraham Holdingsconsumer protection violation2015MA-AG$1,375,000
Kaplan K12 Learning Services, LLCGraham Holdingstax violations2015CT-AG$5,700
Kaplan Inc.Graham Holdingsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2013private lawsuit-federal$4,750,000
Kaplan Inc.Graham Holdingsconsumer protection violation2007private lawsuit-federal$13,000,000
Hearst CorporationHearstconsumer protection violation2001FTC$19,000,000
Hearst CorporationHearstinvestor protection violation2001FTC$4,000,000
Hearst Corp.Hearstinvestor protection violation2001DOJ_ANTITRUST$4,000,000
The Hearst CorporationHearstwage and hour violation2006WHD$6,195
HEARST MAGAZINEHearstaviation safety violation2015FAA$5,000
Fitch, Inc.HearstFalse Claims Act and related2011CT-AG$300,000
Hearst CorporationHearstconsumer protection violation2005MULTI-AG$925,000
Rodale, Inc.Hearstconsumer protection violation2010FL-AG$1,300,000
HEARST MEDIA GROUPHearstworkplace safety or health violation2011OSHA$7,800
HEARST MEDIA SERVICES CONNECTICUT, LLCHearstworkplace safety or health violation2018OSHA$23,000
HEARST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.Hearstworkplace safety or health violation2021OSHA$5,000
Metro Networks Communications, Inc. and Westwood One, Inc.iHeartMediaemployment discrimination2003EEOC$150,000
iHeart Communications Inc.iHeartMediatelecommunications violation2015FCC$1,000,000
Clear Channel CommunicationsiHeartMediatelecommunications violation2007FCC$3,500,000
Clear Channel CommunicationsiHeartMediatelecommunications violation2004FCC$1,750,000
Clear Channel CommunicationsiHeartMediatelecommunications violation2004FCC$755,000
Clear Channel d/b/a CapstariHeartMedialabor relations violation2004NLRB$125,394
Metro NetworksiHeartMedialabor relations violation2003NLRB$94,368
Clear Channel and/or AM/FM, Inc., d/b/a WVAZ-FMiHeartMedialabor relations violation2000NLRB$30,000
Clear Channel Communications, Inc., d/b/a WXXA-TV/Channel 23iHeartMedialabor relations violation2000NLRB$8,000
iHeart MediaiHeartMediaconsumer protection violation2022MULTI-AG$400,000
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.John Wiley & Sonswage and hour violation2007WHD$7,163
Omaha World-HeraldLee Enterpriseslabor relations violation2010NLRB$18,677
Lee Enterprises - d/b/a Racine Journal TimesLee Enterpriseslabor relations violation2006NLRB$6,000
The Buffalo NewsLee Enterpriseslabor relations violation2005NLRB$7,000
Lee Enterprises, Inc.Lee Enterprisesbenefit plan administrator violation2017EBSA$10,001
Lee PublicationsLee Enterpriseswage and hour violation2015private lawsuit-federal$3,200,000
St. Louis Post-DispatchLee Enterprisesprivacy violation2001MO-AG$5,000
OMAHA WORLD HERALDLee Enterprisesworkplace safety or health violation2003OSHA$5,620
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCHLee Enterprisesworkplace safety or health violation2005OSHA$9,400
THE BUFFALO NEWSLee Enterprisesworkplace safety or health violation2008OSHA$15,750
LEE ENTERPRISES, INCORPORATEDLee Enterprisesworkplace safety or health violation2011OSHA$7,000
THE BUFFALO NEWS, INC.Lee Enterprisesworkplace safety or health violation2014OSHA$9,775
LEE PUBLICATIONS INCLee Enterprisesworkplace safety or health violation2017OSHA$9,000
THE BUFFALO NEWSLee Enterprisesworkplace safety or health violation2018OSHA$6,236
LEE ENTERPRISES INCORPORATED DBA LA CROSSE TRIBUNELee Enterprisesworkplace safety or health violation2018OSHA$9,239
Sirius XM RadioLiberty Mediawage and hour violation2016private lawsuit-federal$1,297,350
Sirius Radio Inc.Liberty Mediaconsumer protection violation2014MULTI-AG$3,800,000
Sirius XM Radio Inc.Liberty Mediaprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2011private lawsuit-federal$180,000,000
INTERMIX MEDIA, INC.News Corp.benefit plan administrator violation2007EBSA$10,001
Dow Jones & Company, Inc.News Corp.labor relations violation2003NLRB$25,000
Dow Jones & Company, Inc.News Corp.labor relations violation2000NLRB$16,640
HarperCollins Publishers LLCNews Corp.price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2013MULTI-AG$22,471,666
News Corp.News Corp.price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016private lawsuit-federal$244,000,000
DOW JONES & CO INCNews Corp.environmental violation2023NJ-ENV$13,500
NEW YORK POSTNews Corp.workplace safety or health violation2000OSHA$11,025
NYP HOLDINGS, INC.News Corp.workplace safety or health violation2003OSHA$10,850
DOW JONES & COMPANY INC.News Corp.workplace safety or health violation2012OSHA$6,300
HARPER COLLINS PUBLISHERS LLCNews Corp.workplace safety or health violation2019OSHA$9,000
Tribune CompanyNexstar Media Groupbenefit plan administrator violation2012private lawsuit-federal$31,000,000
Nexstar Media GroupNexstar Media Groupwage and hour violation2021MI-LEO$7,500
O'Reilly Media, Inc.O'Reilly Mediawage and hour violation2011WHD$150,233
O'Reilly Media Inc.O'Reilly Mediawage and hour violation2011WHD$24,080
CBS Broadcasting, Inc.Paramount Globalemployment discrimination2000EEOC$8,000,000
ViacomParamount Globaltelecommunications violation2015FCC$1,120,000
Viacom Inc.Paramount Globaltelecommunications violation2004FCC$3,500,000
ViacomParamount Globaltelecommunications violation2004FCC$550,000
CBS Studio CenterParamount Globallabor relations violation2010NLRB$100,000
Paramount PicturesParamount Globalwage and hour violation2017private lawsuit-federal$71,542
ViacomParamount Globalwage and hour violation2016private lawsuit-federal$6,202,500
CBS CorporationParamount Globalwage and hour violation2019private lawsuit-federal$9,977,502
CBS Broadcasting Inc.Paramount Globaltelecommunications violation2019FCC$272,000
CBS Stations Group of TexasParamount Globalemployment discrimination2020EEOC$215,000
ViacomCBS Inc.Paramount Globaltelecommunications violation2021FCC$3,500,000
Paramount Pictures Corp.Paramount Globalair pollution violation2010CA-SCAQMD$5,000
Paramount Pictures Corp.Paramount Globalair pollution violation2005CA-SCAQMD$5,350
CBS Corp.Paramount Globalinvestor protection violation2022NY-AG$28,000,000
Eye Productions Inc.Paramount Globallabor relations violation2023NLRB$22,842
CBS CorporationParamount Globalprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2023private lawsuit-federal$5,000,000
GRANITE PRODUCTIONSParamount Globalworkplace safety or health violation2005OSHA$18,185
PARAMOUNT PICTURESParamount Globalworkplace safety or health violation2004OSHA$5,060
(*): Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting.